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Terry Childs, a 43-year-old computer network administrator in Pittsburgh, is in the midst of a legendary computer hack that has denied administrator access to San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar network. Apparently, Childs was recently disciplined at his job for poor performance and his supervisors unsuccessfully attempted to fire him. So, as an "insurance policy," he hacked San Fran's new Fiber Wan (Wide Area Network), "where records such as officials' emails, city payroll files, confidential law enforcement documents and jail inmates' bookings are stored." Childs has refused to divulge the real passcodes to the system even when faced with arrest and a whopping $5 million bond.
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Disgruntled Computer Engineer Hijacks San Fran's New Computer Network: Jail Not an Obstacle
Terry Childs, a 43-year-old computer network administrator in Pittsburgh, is in the midst of a legendary computer hack that has denied administrator access to San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar network. Apparently, Childs was recently disciplined at his job for poor performance and his supervisors unsuccessfully attempted to fire him. So, as an "insurance policy," he hacked San Fran's new Fiber Wan (Wide Area Network), "where records such as officials' emails, city payroll files, confidential law enforcement documents and jail inmates' bookings are stored." Childs has refused to divulge the real passcodes to the system even when faced with arrest and a whopping $5 million bond.
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Smart Parking
San Francisco Set to Deploy "Smart Parking" SFPark Wi-Fi System
The twisting, hilly streets of San Francisco are difficult enough to navigate without having to worry about a parking problem. Unfortunately for San Francisco residents, a parking crunch is exactly what's happening. The city's doing what it can to alleviate the problem, and that includes a
piezing
Piezing Dress Concept Generates Electricity as She Walks
Oasis were right, she is electric, or at least she would be with the Piezing dress concept, designed by Amanda Parkes. The concept was shown off at the 2nd Skin: Imaginative Designs in Digital & Analog Clothing event in San Francisco, and it uses piezoelectric material around the joints to generate electricity when motion is detected. Unfortunately, the current isn't used instantaneously as some sort of nipple stimulator, instead it is stored in a small, removable battery, which can then be discharged when required.More »
qr codes
Japan's QR Codes Being Tested in SF
You know those QR codes that Japan has? The ones that look like fancy bar codes that you take a picture of with your cellphone that brings up some bit of info or trivia on the display. Those are being tested in SF right now on 500+ restaurants/shops/businesses reviewed by Citysearch. More »
free wi-fi
Meraki Networks Revives Free Citywide Wi-Fi in San Francisco
Meraki Networks is expanding its SF network of 500 Wi-Fi repeaters—which covered two sq. miles and 40,000 people—to between 10 and 15 thousand to eventually cover the whole city. TC has details on why it might work this time around when it didn't for Google/Earthlink. [TechCrunch]
water tech
Hidden Water Tank Prevents Condo Tower From Swaying in the Wind
Want to prevent your own condo tower from bending back and forth like a stick of rubber? Easy, hide a 50,000 gallon water tank at the top and cover it up. That's exactly what developers did for San Francisco's One Rincon Hill, the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi River. The building uses the 416,000-pound tank to create tuned liquid damper (a first for the Western U.S.), thus preventing the building from moving around if a strong enough wind comes in from the San Francisco Bay. More »
renewable energy
The city of San Francisco is working on a groundbreaking new solar energy initiative, working on adding a combo of loans and rebates that would make installing solar panels a cheaper and more attractive option for local residents. Under the proposed plan, businesses would be eligible for rebates of up to $10,000 while residents would be eligible for $3,000 to $5,000 discounts off the cost of installing panels.
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San Francisco Working on Ambitious Solar Plan, Rebates and Loans for Solar Installations
The city of San Francisco is working on a groundbreaking new solar energy initiative, working on adding a combo of loans and rebates that would make installing solar panels a cheaper and more attractive option for local residents. Under the proposed plan, businesses would be eligible for rebates of up to $10,000 while residents would be eligible for $3,000 to $5,000 discounts off the cost of installing panels.
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If you're in San Francisco right now, look outside for an aeronautical show that's bidding the Airbus A380 farewell.
why-fi
Citywide Wi-Fi Turns Out To Be Impossible for Big Towns, Easy for Little Towns
They said it couldn't be done... and they were totally freaking right. EarthLink is pulling the plug on its San Francisco Wi-Fi build-out, says the AP, while developers in Chicago and Houston are having similar crises of faith. Bizarrely, MuniWireless.com reports that currently 455 cities and counties are interested in building Wi-Fi projects, up from 122 a couple of years ago. More »
iphone sf campout
A Video Tour Down the SF iPhone Line
We went down the San Francisco Apple iPhone line (the circus of downtown) and asked people what they were going to do with their new iPhones. A couple good answers from the freaks and geeks, but you gotta watch for yourself. More »
1:40 AM on Fri Jun 29 2007
By Jason Chen
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Pictured here is first-in-line Jerry, who started camping out for an iPhone at 7AM this morning. Sure, he's no Greg Packer, but we gotta give him credit since he's been planning this for the last week or so, right? Wrong. He decided on a whim to go see how bad the line was this morning and ended up starting it himself.
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First in Line at the San Francisco Apple Store
Pictured here is first-in-line Jerry, who started camping out for an iPhone at 7AM this morning. Sure, he's no Greg Packer, but we gotta give him credit since he's been planning this for the last week or so, right? Wrong. He decided on a whim to go see how bad the line was this morning and ended up starting it himself.
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6:20 PM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By blongo3
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Latest by Mario: @djtooshay: Sorry to have ruined your day by posting the word Hype, several times. more »
melee watch
PlayStation 3 Violence Continues to Everyone's Surprise
Who'd have thought that months after the release of the PlayStation 3, the book of PS3 Melee Watch would get another chapter added to it. A San Francisco man was stabbed to death Monday night when he tried to help two women who were getting their PlayStations stolen by the man they were selling it to. The women chased down the thief, reclaimed the PS3, but the helpful citizen was stabbed in the fight afterwards. More »
wireless
Sprint Ultimate Plan a Fountain of Unlimited Voice, Messaging and Data
Sprint is about to test run its new all-access plans on its customers living in the SF area. First up is the Unlimited Access Pack which gives you unlimited voice, messaging, and mobile Web for $120/month—not bad if you're a heavy smartphone user who's been going over your monthly plan. An additional plan adds Internet access for your home PC for a total of $150/month. No word on whether these plans will become permanent or whether they'll be rolled out elsewhere, so it all depends on how the SF crowd embraces them. More »
7:24 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Louis Ramirez
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Latest by Joe Manning: When is this happening? more »
cellphones
National Geographic Travel Phone: Cheap Phone, Roving Number
National Geographic is getting in to the phone market with their unlocked Quad band GSM cell phone. While the thing looks like it just popped out of 1998, it actually seems pretty useful. More »
6:12 PM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By blongo3
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wireless
San Francisco, Google, Earthlink Finalize City Wide WiFi Deal
Google, Earthlink and the City of San Francisco have agreed to a 4-year deal to blanket the city in WiFi. Earthlink will build the $14-17 million system, and they'll earn their cash back by charging $21.95 a month for a connection boosted to 3-4 times the speed of the free service. Google will sell ads to subsidize it all. Good job, Mayor Newsom — But how are your homeless? More »
microsoft zune
CNET Finds Only One Person To Be Zune Social With in San Fran.
Welcome to the social. That's Microsoft's slogan to describe the kind of social interaction you can expect when fooling around with your Zune. Too bad CNET found all of one person to squirt at in its travels in San Francisco. Yes, one person. More »
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